Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Research Portfolio Artifact One: Denver Post Article Police in Colorado often stop and frisk‚ but little racial data exists By David Olinger Our first artifact that we chose to demonstrate for our research project is an article from the Denver Post which pertains to Stop and Frisk in Colorado and how hardly any racial data exists. It states that ten thousands of people in Colorado are stopped each year and most often they
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Hemp has the potential to stop deforestation. Points: Can stop the use of tree products that have contributed to deforestation Trees cut down to make paper take 50 to 500 years to grow‚ while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period. Until 1883‚ from 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books‚ Bibles‚ maps‚ paper money‚ stocks and bonds‚ newspapers‚ etc. 2 Hemp paper is longer lasting
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Natalie Schafer Professor Babson Writing 135 15 January‚ 2013 Put a Stop to Abortions In the article “Voters Speak on Abortion Rights” written by The New York Times‚ it talks about voting on whether or not abortion should be legal in states. The article talks about how women can be able to get rid of babies if they are going to have birth defects after birth and if they aren’t ready to take on a parent responsibility then they can get rid of the fetus. I personally believe that abortions
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Public law– Stop and Search and Arrest I would advise Norbert that there are several factors that need to be considered before concluding if his search was legal. Firstly the question arises that did the policemen have the right to stop and search Norbert. It can be argued that the police did have the right to stop Norbert under PACE (s 1(3)) as they were suspicious that Norbert was involved in the theft that had taken place in the next street and Norbert was a well known burglar (Bentley v
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Prostitution became a significant of London ’s history during the 18th and 19th century. At the time‚ prostitution was a chronic problem of the public order. It became so big in London that it attracted the attention of many groups such as‚ "the church‚ the state‚ the medical profession‚ philanthropists‚ feminists and others." (Bartley‚ 1) All of these groups worked together in order to resolve the problem‚ even though at the time prostitution was not illegal. However‚ it was an activity that many
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Stop American Sexism By Killing the Idea of Dress Codes Is this what the world has come to‚ discriminating others for their clothes. A group of high school girls from South Orange‚ New Jersey‚ had launched a worldwide campaign called “#IAmMoreThanADistraction”. This single tag has become a trend all over the internet with the help of social media. Millions responded‚ with their own experience‚ which led to South Orange school taking the role of a dress code out of their handbook(Zhou
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Stop Book Banning! Should school administrators be allowed to ban books? Of course not! They are abusing their power of having the right to teach children. They want to ban a book just because it shows the true past of America‚ which some students cannot handle. They should not shield the past; if anything they should tell everything about the past and explain to the students why the events occurred. They should understand why America did the things it did so that they will not be ashamed of the
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of ‘Stop and Frisk’ procedures amongst America’s various police agencies. The introduction and use of these laws and procedures were meant to keep the American public safe following outbreaks of war and to try and prevent weapon related violence‚ but they also compromise the liberties that are ensured to the
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should be illegal. There are many different organizations such as PETA‚ IFWA‚ and the human society‚ who are trying to save the baby seals and end the killing. Seal clubbing is a nasty act that is killing innocent creatures‚ in an inhumane way and it should be stop. Seal clubbing is an event that takes place in right off of the Atlantic Ocean in Canada. “The hunt usually opens in March in the “Gulf” areas around the Magdalen Islands and Prince Edward Island. The main hunt on the so-called “front”
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Essay #2 Placeography (Photo-essay) All of us feel a connection to someplace. Some feel a deep connection to their homelands. Others feel a connection to where they live now‚ or perhaps just somewhere they visited. Often‚ our connections to a place—and our experiences there—help us see it more richly than others. For this project‚ I would like you to tell me a personal and descriptive story about a place that’s meaningful to you. Things To Do Length: 5 paragraphs
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